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Cornwall’s HG Thomas Plant Hire gets the Hyundai economical and competitive edge
Cornwall’s HG Thomas Plant Hire gets the Hyundai economical and competitive edge HG Thomas Plant Hire was founded in 1988 by Harold Thomas, based in Helston, Cornwall, over the years Harold has...
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Network Rail announces first contract awards for multi-billion-pound work bank in CP6
Network Rail announces first contract awards for multi-billion-pound work bank in CP6 Network Rail has announced the award of the first multi-million-pound contracts for Control Period 6 (2019-2024),...
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Volvo P6870C is the optimum Paver for Asphalt Surfacing Ltd
Volvo P6870C is the optimum Paver for Asphalt Surfacing Ltd Bringing more than sixty-five years of joint experience within the ‘Asphalt’ industry, Iain Saunders and Rob Darlington decided to join forc...
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Chapter 8 introduces livery products for patient transport services
Chapter 8 introduces livery products for patient transport services Chapter 8 Shop, a manufacturer of vehicle chevrons, have introduced a livery range specifically designed for patient transport vehic...
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Tarmac and Nottingham Trent University get in gear for cycle safety
Tarmac and Nottingham Trent University get in gear for cycle safety Cyclists and HGV drivers recently joined forces at a unique event hosted in Nottingham to help find new solutions for improving cycl...
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Volvo moves the Earth for the Sirius Group
Volvo moves the Earth for the Sirius Group From their heyday in the 1970s, motor scrapers have slowly disappeared from the UK to be replaced by ADTs and excavators. The once prevalent behemoths were o...
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Predictions of cold winter are bad news for Britain’s local roads
Predictions of cold winter are bad news for Britain’s local roads Despite the current above average temperatures, weather forecasters are predicting the coldest winter for eight years. This coul...
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England’s first motorway turns 60 with major technology upgrade
England’s first motorway turns 60 with major technology upgrade Exactly 60 years ago today (5 December 1958), 2,300 drivers drove along a new road for the first time… and straight into the history boo...
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Woodgate Sawmills sticks with Volvo Construction
Woodgate Sawmills sticks with Volvo Construction Family-run Woodgate Sawmills of Coleford, Gloucestershire, continues a tradition of owning and operating Volvo loading shovels since way back in 1963 w...
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European Investment Bank loan for Krakow tramways foster clean and green transport
European Investment Bank loan for Krakow tramways foster clean and green transport The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Krakow bus and tram services operator MPK (Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Komun...
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Cleverciti Systems part of Unreasonable Impact to tackle Global Issues and Jobs
Cleverciti Systems part of Unreasonable Impact to tackle Global Issues and Jobs After a rigorous selection process involving hundreds of world-class companies from across the UK and Europe, Cleverciti...
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Galliford Try installs 5 span Bailey bridge over River Witham
Galliford Try installs 5 span Bailey bridge over River Witham Galliford Try has installed a 140m-long five-span Bailey bridge with 5.9m roadway width over three water courses including the River Witha...
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ITS professionals in the UK split over driverless car investment
ITS professionals in the UK split over driverless car investment The UK’s Intelligent Transport Industry seems to be split over whether taxpayers’ money should be spent on the development of driverles...
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New survey reveals strong public support for British infrastructure investment
New survey reveals strong public support for British infrastructure investment Sir John Armitt today welcomed a new survey showing strong public support for investment in infrastructure – and recognit...
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The European Investment bank finances better roads in Montenegro
The European Investment bank finances better roads in Montenegro The European Investment bank (EIB) and the Montenegro Government have signed today a €40 million loan for the rehabilitation and upgrad...
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Boschung r-weather presented for the first time at Pollutec in France
Boschung r-weather presented for the first time at Pollutec in France This week at the Pollutec tradeshow, in Lyon, Boschung presents for the first time in France its brand new multifunctional and mod...
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RSMA 2018 Awards takes a look at the winners
RSMA 2018 Awards takes a look at the winners The Road Safety Markings Association (RSMA) gave widespread recognition to member companies and individuals for outstanding achievements at its annual conf...
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JCB secures multi-million pound deal with Travis Perkins
JCB secures multi-million pound deal with Travis Perkins One of the UK’s largest builder’s merchants. Travis Perkins has invested in 500 new JCB machines worth more than £7 million for its Tool Hire d...
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Bad eyesight means nearly 3 million UK motorists could be driving illegally
Bad eyesight means nearly 3 million UK motorists could be driving illegally Findings from comprehensive eye tests conducted by a leading optician on over 1,000 UK residents have revealed that one in f...
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Liebherr showcasing their equipment at Pollutec 2018 trade fair in France
Liebherr showcasing their equipment at Pollutec 2018 trade fair in France From November 27-30, Liebherr will display their equipment for multiple industries and applications at the Pollutec trade fair...
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VolvoCE and Skanska’s electric quarry reduce carbon emissions by 98 percent
VolvoCE and Skanska’s electric quarry reduce carbon emissions by 98 percent Volvo Construction Equipment and its customer Skanska have recorded groundbreaking results from their Electric Site re...
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McCann boosts investment in their Electrical Training organisation to meet industry demand
McCann boosts investment in their Electrical Training organisation to meet industry demand Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann has committed significant additional investment...
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Is the UK public ready for driverless cars?
Is the UK public ready for driverless cars? While more than half of the UK public (53%) feel positive about the way technology is driving change in the country, there is some discomfort around one of...
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A quarter of UK drivers call for dash cams to be compulsory
A quarter of UK drivers call for dash cams to be compulsory New research from GoCompare Car Insurance reveals that a quarter of UK drivers would be happy to see dash cams in cars made compulsory. Dash...
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ALE and OM Heavylift expand to provide full service of port operations at Port of Dundee
ALE and OM Heavylift expand to provide full service of port operations at Port of Dundee ALE has expanded its heavylifting services by establishing a non-disclosure agreement with the Port of Dundee a...
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Ringway Island Roads upgrades iconic Military Road on the Isle of Wight
Ringway Island Roads upgrades iconic Military Road on the Isle of Wight Ringway Island Roads has just completed a major upgrade to one of the UK’s most iconic roads on the Isle of Wight. A 7.5-mile se...
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Ken Marsh finds his way back with a Volvo Excavator
Ken Marsh finds his way back with a Volvo Excavator Since setting up his own plant hire and ground working business 13 years ago with a brand new EC160B, proprietor Ken Marsh has reverted to owning a...
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Tending the St Moritz slopes with Aebi’s VT450 Vario
Tending the St Moritz slopes with Aebi’s VT450 Vario At the start of every December, the world-famous winter sports paradise of St Moritz rings in its winter season. It goes without saying that...
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Tarmac and SkillForce partner to help students into professional employment
Tarmac and SkillForce partner to help students into professional employment Tarmac, the UK’s leading construction solutions business has launched a ground-breaking educational programme with SkillForc...
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SENNEBOGEN 830E quick change helps dismantle trucks at FW Thomas
SENNEBOGEN 830E quick change helps dismantle trucks at FW Thomas The right tool for every job – that’s what workers dream of. At scrap dealers F.W. Thomas they have been using a multi-func...
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Volvo Trucks delivers autonomous transport solution to limestone quarry in Norway
Volvo Trucks delivers autonomous transport solution to limestone quarry in Norway Volvo Trucks has just signed a landmark agreement with Brønnøy Kalk AS in Norway to provide its first commercial auton...
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Network Rail seeks major digital railway transformation programme partner
Network Rail seeks major digital railway transformation programme partner Network Rail is seeking a private sector partner to deliver a major digital railway transformation programme on the East Coast...
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Ridgway Rentals adds the new JCB 457 Wastemaster to their hire fleet
Ridgway Rentals adds the new JCB 457 Wastemaster to their hire fleet The brand new JCB 457 Wastemaster was added to Ridgway’s Loading Shovel Hire fleet this week. With the success of the JCB 437 alrea...
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Taylor and Braithwaite partner up to go UK wide with TBS Plant Ltd
Taylor & Braithwaite partner up to go UK wide with TBS Plant Ltd Taylor & Braithwaite directors, Paul Taylor and Ian Burton have joined forces with Steve Corner and Brian Conn to form sister c...
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Network Rail confirms £2 billion for better railways in Wales and Borders
Network Rail confirms £2 billion for better railways in Wales and Borders Network Rail in Wales and Borders is set to benefit from a record £2billion to provide a safer and more reliable railway for p...
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British Council budgets are on a road to nowhere
British Council budgets are on a road to nowhere The financial pressure on local authorities is soaring and across the UK, local government reform is hitting the headlines as councils react to growing...
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SENNEBOGEN telescopic crane continues to impress at Grand Paris Express construction site
SENNEBOGEN telescopic crane continues to impress at Grand Paris Express construction site The Grand Paris Express, a large-scale project to construct a new super metro, is Europe’s largest infra...
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Ammann asphalt plant retrofit protects the environment
Ammann asphalt plant retrofit protects the environment Four years ago, Fiegl GmbH of Bavaria invested in the retrofit of an asphalt-mixing plant tower, as well as the replacement of the baghouse. The...
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Volvo takes over as Yorkshire Quarry’s prime mover as production is ramped up
Volvo takes over as Yorkshire Quarry’s prime mover as production is ramped up Featured at this year’s Hillhead exhibition was a 34-tonne L260H loading shovel destined for Ashcourt Group’s Partri...
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Yotta signs 7 year deal with CGI for Asset Management and Solutions to Glasgow CC
Yotta signs 7 year deal with CGI for Asset Management and Solutions to Glasgow CC Technology company, Yotta has won a seven-year contract with CGI, a leading independent IT and business process servic...
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Defensibility of claims under the new Well-managed UK Highway Infrastructure Guidance
Defensibility of claims under the new Well-managed UK Highway Infrastructure Guidance The Well-managed Highway Infrastructure Code (WMHI) was published in October 2016, but its two year transition per...
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Austria’s Latschau Reservoir refurbished with Shell Bitumen
Austria’s Latschau Reservoir refurbished with Shell Bitumen The Latschau reservoir is a hub for the hydroelectric power facilities of Vorarlberger Illwerke at Montafon in western Austria. The se...
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Highways England goes back to school to inspire engineers of the future
Highways England goes back to school to inspire engineers of the future Highways England is building bridges to inspire the next generation of engineers through a variety of educational activities acr...
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Volvo digs in at the Ceannacroc Estates in Scotland
Volvo digs in at the Ceannacroc Estates in Scotland Ceannacroc Estates, located to the north west of Fort Augustus in the Highlands of Scotland, has just taken delivery of a new Volvo ECR88D reduced-s...
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Ringway secures 8 year £16m extension to A417 and A419 maintenance contract
Ringway secures 8 year £16m extension to A417 and A419 maintenance contract Ringway West Unitaries has secured an eight-year extension to the Highway maintenance and services contract for the A417/A41...
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UK Road Industry welcomes proposals for 5 year local road settlement
UK Road Industry welcomes proposals for 5 year local road settlement The Road Surface Treatment Association (RSTA) has welcomed proposals to develop a five-year funding settlement for local roads simi...
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Highways England warns drivers to give gritters space to work
Highways England warns drivers to give gritters space to work They have attention grabbing flashing amber beacons, are 2.5 metres wide and are painted bright orange, but last year 36 Highways England...
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Clearview traffic innovations improve safety and traffic flow at hospital junction
Clearview traffic innovations improve safety and traffic flow at hospital junction An innovative scheme integrating wireless vehicle detection traffic signals, vehicle activated signs (VAS) and a hurr...
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Highways England invests in high-tech gritters take to combat snow and ice
Highways England invests in high-tech gritters take to combat snow and ice A fleet of new look gritters, using state of the art technology are on the road this winter following a multi-million pound i...
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What we can learn from Scotland’s road safety success
What we can learn from Scotland’s road safety success Fatalities in Scotland reduced by 24 percent in 2017, according to last month’s Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain. This was the bigg...
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